Run #506 – Swift river, Portland – Take Two!

Hash Details

Meal options:  Pork or Chicken (local, not shop bought!) plus usual rice & accompaniments!

Meal costs:  $600

Hares:  Clueless Sherlock, Dracula & Crisis

Hash Directions

How to get there: 

The Hash is in the community of the Swift River, Portland.

• Leave Kingston, thru’ Manor Park. 
• Drive up Stony Hill and down other side.   Travel to north side of Island and the Robert Schumann roundabout.  This section about 50 minutes.
• Turn RIGHT.  You are heading to wards Hope Bay  (NB.  This is before Port Antonnio!)
• Just keep driving on the north coast main road until you reach Hope Bay. (about 25/30 minutes)
• In centre of Hope Bay you turn RIGHT at the main junction.
• You will then drive to  Swift River community, which is about 8km away.

NB-If you get confused ASK for the Swift River community.   Some Hash signs will be posted up.

• After turning RIGHT in Hope Bay you drive up a long hill.  Just keep on the main road.
• Upon reaching the summit, you will start driving down hill.  Keep following the main road DOWN hill.

NB-You will pass a junction, with a sharp left hairpin bend..  Do NOT take it.  Just keep going straight on, downhill.

Look out for a large, old pictorial road sign/map at this junction (see the pictures above).

• At bottom of the hill you will cross over the Swift river, on a metal girder bridge.
• About 100 yds further on turn you turn LEFT.
• You will be driving on road  with the Swift river on your immediate left.
• Drive on this road, for about 1.84km, passing the Swift river post office.
• You will then see a further LEFT turn, crossing over a narrow road bridge.  Cross the bridge!
• Drive along the road, for a further 2.5km, the river is still on your left.
• Keep driving until you come to the Swift River community.
• This is a dead end road.  You have arrived.

Park tight to the side of and along the road.

It starts at 12.30pm.  Yes.  12.30pm

See Map above or Click Here for a more exact map link

Hash Extras

Full disclosure:  Advised. Low clearance cars will have difficulty. Car sharing advised. Love your neighbour Hasher

RSVP before:  January 24, 2018

Late RSVP contact:  Clueless Sherlock 878 0270, Crisis 493 5959